Jose Madriz

Jose Madriz (21 July 1867-14 May 1911) was President of Nicaragua from 1909 to 1910, succeeding Jose Santos Zelaya and preceding Jose Dolores Estrada. He was a member of the Liberal Party of Nicaragua.

Biography
Jose Madriz was born in Leon, Nicaragua in 1867, and he assumed the presidency after Jose Santos Zelaya's 1909 resignation amidst an armed counter-revolution and US opposition. Madriz attempted to organize an anti-imperialist struggle against US interests, but he lacked support, and he was forced to resign and enter exile in Mexico, where he died in 1911.